Sharing Your Custom Reference Style

If you have created a new reference format style that you think could be of use to other users, you can share it via the cloud. Shared styles are checked manually by Malkinware, and then will be displayed in the 'Available Styles' lists for all other Reference Tracker users.

Sharing styles is done from the 'Manage Styles' window, accessible by selecting 'Manage Styles...' from the 'Reference Tracker' menu.

To share a style you have created, select it in the 'Available Styles' list on the left and click on the 'Share Style' icon in the toolbar.

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All shared styles are manually checked by Malkinware to prevent spam and other inappropriate content being shared Reference Tracker users. In the sheet that is presented you have the option of supplying an email address in order to receive updates on this process.

Note that this email address is only used to provide you with feedback on the validation process, it is not included with your shared style, it is not made available to other users or anyone else, and it is deleted as soon as the validation process is complete.

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When you are ready to share your style, click on the 'Share Style' button.

If you make further edits to your custom style after you have shared it, you can share it again, and the newer version will replace the previously shared version for other users

 


Terms, Conditions and Privacy

By sharing a custom style, you agree to the following terms and conditions:

The style you create remains your own copyright and intellectual property, and you are identified as the creator and owner of the style via the name you supply in the 'Creator' field of the style editor. However, you agree to make the style available to all other users of Reference Tracker by having it hosted on the www.malkinware.com server, and accessible via the Reference Tracker application. You also agree that other users of Reference Tracker may make derivative styles based on your style, and that those other users may share their derivative styles via the same mechanism and under the same conditions.

You allow Malkinware to make use of the name and content of your style in marketing material related to the Reference Tracker application, but Malkinware will in no way claim to be the creator or owner of your style, and will always clearly attribute you (with the name you enter in the 'Creator' field in the style editor) as the owner and creator of the style anytime is is used in marketing material.

The only personal information stored and shared by Malkinware as a result of you sharing a style is the name you supply in the 'Creator' field in the style editor. No other information about you or your computer system is collected or stored. You may change the Creator name (or any other aspect of your style) at anytime by making the changes via the Style Editor on your computer and re-sharing the style. Any older versions are replaced by the new version.

If you supply an email address to receive updates on the validation of your shared style, Malkinware will only use this email address to provide you with the progress of the validation - typically a single email indicating if the shared style has been approved or not. After the validation process is complete (typically within 48 hours of submission), Malkinware will delete the email address from its system, and no longer make any use of it. Email addresses are never shared with any third party.

If you wish to have your shared style removed from the cloud, simply email Malkinware at support@malkinware.com with your request, and it will be deleted from the server and no longer accessible by other users.